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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Slang A dilapidated or cheap car.

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  1. n. Alternative form of tin Lizzie.

Etymologies

  1. After Tin Lizzie, nickname for the Ford Model T automobile, perhaps from Lizzie, name commonly given to horses, nickname for Elizabeth. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • sionnach –noun Older Slang.
    a small, cheap automobile in run-down condition, esp. a Model T Ford.
    (Origin: 1910–15) Aug 6, 2008

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